Conversations with William S. Burroughs

Although controversial and on the fringes during much of his career, Burroughs was moving into the mainstream at the time of his death in 1997. His face had begun to appear in TV commercials, on record jackets, and in films. This book of his collected interviews is not for Aunt Agatha. It features his discussions of his relationship with the Beats, legends surrounding his unusual personal life, drugs, the gay lifestyle, shotgun art, and the cut-up technique he used in writing. It casts a revealing light both on this quirky author and on his fascinating books—Naked